Country/folk singer-songwriter Bob Burchill grew up in Dublin, Ontario, a small community located in Perth County. A descendant of Irish immigrants, and the son of a country-style fiddler, Burchill played piano and harmonica as a boy and bought a guitar after hearing a Bob Dylan album for the first time as a teenager. After backpacking through Europe and Northern Africa for a while, Burchill returned to Perth County and got a job at a Stratford coffeehouse named The Black Swan, where he learned how to play guitar from the endless stream of performers (including Jackie Washington and Colleen Peterson) who passed through. In 1970 he joined Perth County Conspiracy [Does Not Exist], a psych-folk band whose members included actor Cedric Smith. In '75 he made his solo debut with this album (Cabin Fever) and after Perth County Conspiracy broke up he continued to record and perform both on his own and with other artists too numerous to list here. In '89, Burchill set up a musical instruction studio in St. Mary's, Ontario and taught guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass, and keyboards until 2001, when he retired from teaching in order to live on his farm and concentrate on his writing.

Side one of this LP (including "Cabin Fever" and "Pilgrim of the Wind") was recorded at The Schoolhouse Sound Studio Co-Op in Carlingford, Perth County, while side two ("Welcome Song") was recorded live on tour in Calgary. In addition to Burchill, who sings and plays guitar and mandolin, the following musicians also play on the album:

Jeremy Balser: hand drums
Michael Butler: bass
Paul Gelman: violin
Terry Jones: acoustic guitar
Jerome Davis: drums
John Jackson: electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
Koumantaros: piano, congas, vocals
Richard Keelan: amplified acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle
Dorit Learned: vocals
Doug McNaughton: fiddle
Zeke Prelosnjak: harp
David Woodhead: bass, banjo, vocals

Cabin Fever's sound is folky country-rock with that big, airy Canadian sound. "Cabin Fever" is a relatively up-tempo track with a stronger rock flavour, while "Pilgrim of the Wind" leans more heavily towards the folk side of Burchill's music. And "Welcome Song" displays the influence of Neil Young, with the piano and backup singer giving it a melancholy feel.

Cabin Fever
Pilgrim Of The Wind
Welcome Song